Wansbeck Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.16° N 1.52° W

Wansbeck Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
73
120
91
135
230
310
302
387
410
528
534
463
366
306
270
250
256
306
306
344
295
257
213
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM3.48m
9:26PM3.21m
10:03AM3.19m
10:37PM3.04m
11:28AM3.05m
Low Tide
2:30AM1.25m
3:02PM1.41m
3:24AM1.50m
4:05PM1.70m
4:45AM1.68m
5:41PM1.81m
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:23
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
17
16
15
16
Feels °C
12
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
10
11
12
10
10
9
12
16
14
13
13
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